Project / Cranmer Road, King's CollegeA Cambridge First

Book / Complex City

Complex City is a detailed mapping of London’s historic layers, emerging from our work in characterisation studies. The book puts forward a new argument for character-based development.

Talk 07.11.2023 / Citymakers - City Knowledge, Knowledge City: Manchester

When university, developer and city collaborate to transform a piece of city, how can design nurture this reinvention?

ProjectSt Martin's Court, Paternoster Square

ProjectMaine Montparnasse

Research / Making Heritage WorkThe National Gallery's front door

The curious case of The National Gallery's front door: Considering the urban role of the cultural institution in the city.

ProjectUnit 440, Cambridge Science Park

Research / Making Heritage WorkTowards a better balance between heritage and growth

Commissioned by Historic England, our report 'Towards a Better Balance between Heritage and Growth' addresses public concern that many historic places are being damaged by unsustainable development.

ProjectSouth Hampstead Synagogue

Book / Citymakers: Pragmatics of the Picturesque

The Picturesque has come to influence how we look at and respond to the city. We investigate what the picturesque is, as both a theory of historic origins and as a practical design tool for urbanists.

ProjectKelso Cochrane House

Project / Town Centre First, IrelandSmall town spirit

Project / Ash Court, Girton CollegeVictorian past meets sustainable future

Research / SustainabilityUpfront Carbon

Getting upfront with embodied carbon: a tool to empower designers at the beginning of building projects

Project / King's CrossA work of urban repair

Research / SustainabilitySustainability Strategy

The climate emergency demands a paradigm shift in our everyday lives. This is why we have developed our Sustainability Strategy to underpin what we do and inform how we design.

Book / Citymakers: A new Urban Model

Msheireb Downtown Doha has sought to engage with a growing Gulf city's local climate and culture. To better appreciate it, we explored it as a case study in urban change.

ProjectBoord Street